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Serial robbers target student neighborhood By Abby Becker The Daily Cardinal
Robbers targeted pedestrians early Sunday morning in a series of three strong-armed robberies in a student neighborhood. Taking these and other incidents into account, the city of Madison is employing a greater police presence in the downtown and central districts. “Based on the similarity in the suspect and vehicle description, it appears likely that the same suspects were involved in a total of three robberies overnight,” Madison Police Department Sgt. Ann Lehner said in a statement. Four or five men targeted a group walking in the 10 block of North Mills Street at 1:40 a.m., according to police. One
of the suspects took a 19-yearold woman’s phone, while another suspect punched her friend in the face. Police reported a second incident at 4:45 a.m. on the 100 block of North Park Street between Spring Street and Fahrenbrook Court. One of the suspects threatened to shoot a 20-year-old woman if she did not give him her phone,
Madison police repotred three robberies in the Regent Street area early Saturday morning.
according to Lehner. At 4:47 a.m., three suspects approached two men on the 1300 block of Regent Street and stole one man’s wallet, according to police. Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said it is not uncommon for crime to increase in this area during the spring.
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LAPD announces Chadima investigation The Los Angeles Police Department has started a criminal investigation into the allegations that John Chadima, former UW-Madison Senior Associate Athletic Director, sexually assaulted a student Athletic Department employee while in a Los Angeles hotel during the Rose Bowl weekend. The LAPD initially stated they would not conduct a formal investigation into the incident. However, the department confirmed Friday that a criminal investigation is in the works, according to the
Wisconsin State Journal. The student accused Chadima of grabbing his crotch after an employee party on Dec. 31, according to a UW-Madison report. Chadima was suspended shortly after the incident and eventually resigned. Two men leveled their own sexual misconduct allegations against Chadima after the report’s release on January 23. One, from a former student and Athletic Department employee, accused Chadima of continual physical and verbal
sexual misconduct in the 2000’s. A former football player also accused Chadima of making suggestive sexual comments and bringing him to his house against his will in 2010. The university has ordered an internal review of campus alcohol policies. At this time, the LAPD has not released a timetable for their investigation. The UW-Madison Police Department is currently conducting its own investigation into all three allegations. —Sam Cusick
Professor Neil Whitehead died Thursday, March 22 after an illness. He was known for his research on violence.
Anthropology chair Whitehead dead at 56 By Samy Moskol The Daily Cardinal
Neil Whitehead, a professor and chair of UW-Madison’s Department of Anthropology, died Thursday March 22 from a sudden illness. He was 56 years old. Originally from England, he received four degrees from Oxford University before accepting a job offer from UW-Madison in 1993.
“Life has become nothing but field work, one constant ethnography.” Neil Whitehead 1956-2012
In his classes, students found him as eccentric as he was captivating. “Undergrads loved him because
he was so charismatic, dynamic. When you heard Neil talk, you were enchanted. He had such a brilliant mind, and was such a big person,” said Erika Robb Larkins, a recent UW-Madison graduate student in a university press release. In a February interview with the Daily Cardinal, Whitehead acknowledged students thought he was memorable. “Kids get a kick out of a strange English professor,” he joked. Whitehead was most widely known for his work on violence and shamanism. In his 2003 book “Dark Shamans,” he chronicles his ethnography of the Kanaima, shamanistic Amerindians in Guyana, and tries to comprehend their reasons for violently killing sought-out victims. As he became more devoted to understanding Kanaima,
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UW-Milwaukee student dies in Panama City Beach on spring break
ON CAMPUS
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Fans of New Berlin Eisenhower High School cheered on the girls’ basketball team at the state tournament at the Kohl Center. The Lions lost in the championship game. + Photo by Shoaib Altaf
A UW-Milwaukee student died on spring break Saturday after falling from the balcony of the condominium building where he was staying in Panama City Beach, Fla. Jacob Winkler, a 21-year-old native of Menomonee Falls fell from the seventh-floor balcony of the Gulf Crest Condominiums Saturday morning at around 2 a.m. He was pronounced dead at
the scene. Police are investigating the incident, but say they do not suspect foul play. Winkler’s high school classmate and friend Emma Smith said he was loving, fun and popular. “He was always smiling,” Smith said. “He just seemed like he genuinely loved life a lot. He was a happy person.”
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”
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Jacqueline O’Reilly o’really?! “Do they still play the blues in Chicago / When baseball season rolls around? / When the snow melts away / Do the Cubbies still play / In their ivy-covered burial ground? / When I was a boy they were my pride and joy / But now they only bring fatigue / To the home of the brave / The land of the free / And the doormat of the National League.” —“A Dying Cub Fan’s Last Request,” Steve Goodman
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have a lot to look forward to next week. Obviously, it is spring break, so myself and three of the most beautiful Cardinal ladies the world has ever seen will be piling into my Honda CRV and road tripping through the South. Additionally, I get to spend Easter Sunday with my family and a minimum of seven chocolate bunnies— no complaints there. Still, neither of these events are what have me beaming from ear to ear. What does have me beaming is Thursday, April 5: the date of the Chicago Cubs’ home opener. (Please save all heckling and tomato throwing until the end of this column. Thank you). Yes, I am one of the cursed, destined to root for a team that—and it pains me to say this—probably will not win next year. Regardless, I love my Cubbies more than words can say, but this is a column, after all, so I will give it whirl. As a native Illinoisan, I have received my fair share of flack since arriving on the UW-Madison campus. I try to let people’s FIB slurs
roll off my back, chalking them up to either stupidity or jealousy. That being said, the gun I stick to—and loudly—is my loyalty to the Cubs. Really, I never stood a chance at a more championship-ring filled life. You see that chubby nugget in the photo down there? Well, a man by the name of John, her father, had her sitting in the green seats of Wrigley Field before she could read. While most little girls were going gaga for Taylor Hanson, she had her eyes on Sammy Sosa (Yes, I know, and no, I do not want to talk about it). One of her earliest memories is sitting along the first base line watching a foul ball graze just over the fingers of her desperately reaching uncle. Poor kid. Seventeen years later, I have mastered my ABCs, but I am that same naïve, unabashedly loyal Cubs fan. My pride is on especially noticeable display in Wisconsin. While some may clam up amongst the competition, I get louder. Drunk or sober, it is not uncommon for me to give high fives to passersby in Cubs gear. I do not care if you are a stranger. I do not care if you are Edward Scissorhands. Wearing Cubbie blue earns anyone a high five. I have also found myself in my fair share of arguments about the merits of Cubs fandom. I could go on and on about how we are a special breed, a group of people who value camaraderie, loyalty and the love of the game more than they do the postseason. I find that argument gets me nowhere in this state, mostly because no people other than Cubs fans can understand, and that is fine. Here is the thing: No one rails on Cubs fans harder than Cubs fans rail on themselves. The whole of Brewers Nation and those of other lesser fandoms can heckle me until
they are blue in the face, but do you honestly think I do not see how masochistic it is to root for the perpetual losers? Yes, there is little logic to my team spirit, but since when have Americans valued logic? Congressmen are fighting against fully-covered birth control because they believe it will cause a surge in sluttiness, and the majority of Americans subscribe to a religion based on an impregnated virgin. To each their own, but if we are going
to leave logic out of our politics and religion, we may as well leave it out of our favorite pastime, too. Don’t get me wrong: I want the Cubs to win the World Series more than anything, and few things upset me more than the fact that Ron Santo never got to see it happen. Still, come April 5, my crusade as a tireless Cubs fan will continue on. History tells me this season will be trying, but hey, they do not sell beer at the ballpark for nothing. Go Cubs go!
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At a young age, Jacqueline’s father brought her to Wrigley Field, ensuring she would lead a life of perpetual pride and disappointment.
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Legislature conducts sex hearings
By Annie Laurie Gaylor of the Cardinal staff
What Wisconsin statute have “most members of the legislature violated?” asks Rep. David Clarenbach, D-Madison. They may have violated sections of a statute delineating penalties for which Clarenbach is seeking to reform. A HEARING on a bill to alter coverage and penalties for anal and oral sex—statutorily known as sex perversion—and fornication, to apply only when performed in public, brought forth a roomful of supporters and only one opposing speaker. Clarenbach’s assertion that the legislature is full of criminals brought cries of, “Speak for yourself, David!” and set the pace for an afternoon of witty testimony by persons representing various state and private groups concerned with privacy rights and civil liberties. Mark McNary, a representative of the Gay Law Students’ Association, prefaced his remarks with a quip: “To the best of my knowledge, we’re the only organized criminals in the law school.” McNary noted his personal stake in the passage of this bill, saying, “It’s more than an amusing
incongruity to be a lawyer and a felon at the same time.” IN REFERENCE to the old statutory punishment of revoking the driver’s license of a person convicted of “sexual perversion,” McNary asserted that, in addition to the fact that sexual conduct has no bearing on a person’s ability to drive, federal files are kept on such revocations, meaning “a private matter between two adults is made a federal concern.” After his remarks, a committee member quizzed McNary on the number of members in the Gay Students’ Rights Association. Another committee member answered for McNary, suggesting that if the representative was curious he could always go to a meeting himself. McNary received no further questions. The Rev. Judith Michaels called the idea of the state “telling people what they can do in the privacy of their own bedroom” an “immoral act.” She, like other speakers, said the present law is unenforceable— “We’d have to have police in every other bedroom in town.” These sorts of laws, Michaels continued, “make about 98 percent of everyone—married or unmarried—a
criminal. The other two percent have no imagination,” she joked. THE EIGHTH district city council incumbent, James Yeadon, told members of the Judiciary committee, “What you are doing by having this law on the books is making what I do in the privacy of my bedroom a crime.” “I’m not a criminal, I’m not a crook,” Yeadon quipped to an appreciative audience. The Rev. Dr. Tom Larson, representing the Racine-Kenosha chapter of the Civil Liberties Union, noted his concern as a Unitarian minister for the separation of church and state. “Some churches forbid oral sex or fornication or homosexuality. My church does not. The state should not act as the religious authority.” Karla Dobinski, an attorney interested in women’s and gay rights, testified that the unenforceability of the sex statutes “doesn’t mean they’re harmless.” She stressed that “they provide the basis for discrimination against gay people.” Dobinski said she had received “many a call” from worried people who feared “coming out” because of the presence of the statute.
AN ATTORNEY for the city of Madison announced that the Equal Opportunities Commission of Madison favors this legislation to “extend the right of sexual privacy to all persons—straight or gay.” The attorney said that the acts made criminal by the present statue do no harm to society, that such statutes breed contempt for the law because they are unenforceable, that they are selectively enforced, that they are a burden to the resources of criminal justice and that sending violators to prison serves no purpose since there are typically more cases of “sexual perversion” in prisons. Listing off a large number of prestigious organizations and corporations that have denounced discrimination on the basis of sexual preference, he noted Madison is one of 32 cities and counties which prohibit employment discrimination on this basis. The attorney also named 18 states and many countries which have shed their anti-homosexuality and fornication laws, and urged the state of Wisconsin to “live up to its reputation as a progressive state” by passing this bill.
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Tommy Thompson brings his campaign to campus
Court asked to redraw Milwaukee district lines
In his first appearance on the UW-Madison campus as a U.S. Senate candidate, former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson spoke to UW-Madison’s College Republicans about the national implications of his senate race and encouraged the students to get involved with the campaign. Addressing an audience of about 40 students, Thompson stressed the need for the Republicans to win outgoing Democratic U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl’s senate seat, since it will be one of a few races that could decide which party controls the Senate. “I’m telling you, Wisconsin is key and that’s why I’m campaigning so hard—because I believe that we need a Republican Senate,” Thompson said, adding he would be the strongest Republican candidate because he has won five statewide elections. Thompson also spoke about several of his policy proposals, such as drilling for more oil within the United States to bring down energy prices, repealing Affordable Care Act and replacing it with a market-based health care system and cutting federal spending across the board to reduce the national deficit. “You can’t move forward
Federal judges who last week found the new Assembly districts 8 and 9 in southern Milwaukee unconstitutional may now have to redraw the lines themselves. A three-judge panel ruled Thursday in favor of a consolidated lawsuit brought by democrats and Voces de la Frontera, an immigrant rights organization, challenging the redistricting lines created by the Republican controlled legislature last summer. The panel found the current line divides Latinos living in the area and ruled a new line must be drawn to concentrate the Latino population into one district, creating a Latino majority. The ruling specifically said the change should occur without changing any other proposed district lines. But Republicans said Friday the legislature, currently not in session, would not reconvene to pass changes to the districts, a move that would leave the redrawing process up to the court.
whitehead from page 1 he put himself more at risk of being a victim of Kanaima itself. Although he was poisoned on his first trip to Guyana in 1993, he returned twice more. “It’s very important to use your education … to not shy away from the most unpleasant and unpalatable topics because
robberies from page 1 “Usually [crime increases] because we have more people out and around, bar traffic picks up and more students are becoming more active,” Resnick said. “Criminals do see this as more of an opportunity.” Resnick said the UW-Madison Police Department
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Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson leads the U.S. Senate race in most polls. until you balance the budget,” Thompson said. Thompson said young people have motivated him to run for Senate because he wants to make sure the next generation has the same opportunities that he did when he graduated from UW-Madison. “I want to make sure that
when you graduate from this great institution…that there’s going to be a job for you out there and that you’re going to be able to do whatever you want to do,” Thompson said. U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., is the Democratic challenger in the race. —Adam Wollner
if we don’t think about them, we can never solve them,” he said. Stoically reflecting on his work, he emphasized the need to be skeptical of viewing the world in one way. “There’s never one story, but whose story gets told, by who, and who gets to hear it. That’s what produces a historical truth,” Whitehead
said. “Life has become nothing but field work, one constant ethnography.” He is survived by his wife, Theresa, and their four children, Luke, Florence, Rose and Natalie. There will be a memorial service held to commemorate his life at Governor Nelson State Park at 3 p.m on March 28.
and the city of Madison are aware of the increase in crimes, and the city has authorized the use of a downtown safety plan earlier than in past years. The Downtown Safety Initiative is a program which allocates money for a greater police presence in the downtown and central district areas. UW-Madison junior Dan
Shanahan, who lives in the College Court area, said five computers have been stolen from his house. He said other residents have been victims of robbery in the past year as well. “I wish our landlord and neighborhood security would be able to guard the area a little better,” Shanahan said.
Presidential hopeful Ron Paul to visit UW-Madison As the April 3 presidential primary approaches, the Republican candidates are bringing their campaigns to Wisconsin, including U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, who will visit the UW-Madison campus Thursday. Paul, currently lagging in the polls behind former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., will hold a town hall meeting on Thursday at the Stock Pavilion. It will be the first visit to campus from any of the candidates. “University of WisconsinMadison students are not beholden to the Democrat Party or President Obama,” Edward King, national youth director for the Ron Paul 2012
Presidential Campaign, said on Paul’s website. “Ron Paul attracts young people from all backgrounds, and he is the only Republican candidate who inspires voters within this and other key demographics.” Which candidate Wisconsin chooses may play a pivotal role in the race. Romney currently holds a comfortable lead in delegates, but Santorum has gained some momentum following a big win in Louisiana Saturday. A win in Wisconsin for Santorum could prove decisive and reshape the race. Paul, Romney, Santorum and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., all have events throughout Wisconsin planned over the next week leading up to the April 3 primary election. —Tyler Nickerson
GOP campaign events
Ahead of the April 3 primaries, the Republican presidential candidates will be appearing at campaign events in Wisconsin. Rick Santorum -Tues. March 27, The Armory, Janesville. -Sat. March 31, Country Springs Hotel, Waukesha.
Mitt Romney
-Sat. March 31, Country Springs Hotel, Waukesha.
Newt Gingrich
-Thurs. March 29, Marquette University, Milwaukee. -Fri. March 30, Green Bay rally -Sat. March 31, Country Springs Hotel, Waukesha.
Ron Paul
-Thurs. March 29, UW-Madison Stock Pavillion
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“I have asked the Court to promptly undertake a proceeding to draw the line consistent with its opinion,” Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said in a statement Friday. The panel approved all of the new maps except the two Milwaukee districts. State Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, and his brother, Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald, R-Horicon, released a joint statement after the ruling Thursday calling the redistricting successful since most of the lines were found constitutional. “It’s vindicating to have a ruling that finds 130 out of 132 districts constitutional, in addition to all eight Congressional districts,” the Fitzgeralds said. However, Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, said the panel’s decision provided evidence of the Republican’s “flawed” redistricting process. “Federal judges found that Republicans broke the law. We all knew the process for redistricting was flawed,” Barca said in a statement.
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SSFC Chair Sarah Neibart said she is pleased Ward reconsidered his initial decision on MEChA and WISPIRG funding.
Ward revises changes to student government’s segregated fee spending After meeting with Student Services Finance Committee Chair Sarah Neibart last Wednesday, UW-Madison Chancellor David Ward revised his decision on where some student segregated fees could be spent next fiscal year. SSFC recommended the university allot additional money for Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán to find off-campus space if the group is unable to find space on campus. Ward removed the recommendation from the segregated fees budget last week, saying it was unlikely the group would need offcampus space, so he did not want students to pay for it. He also removed the committee’s recommendation to provide WISPIRG with funding for non-university professional staff.
Since there is no policy for student groups to hire non-university employees, Ward said it was unlikely the group would use the funds to pay these employees. After deliberation, Ward decided Friday if the groups ultimately need to money for these budget items, they could be funded through Associated Students of Madison Reserve Funds. Neibart said she is pleased Ward reconsidered his initial ruling on the MEChA and WISPIRG budgets. “I think it was a good compromise and also I think its for the better interest of students because you don’t want to be assessing money to fund something that might not happen, but we always want to have that option in case it does happen,” Neibart said. —Anna Duffin
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AraabMUZIK
Youth Lagoon
This New Zealand songstress dominated a solo show at the Spotify House.
Trevor Powers gave a synth and angst-packed performance at the Hype Machine’s showcase.
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Machinedrum Sepalcure
Teengirl Fantasy
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Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire
Shlomo
Anoraak Star Slinger
Dan Deacon
Danny Brown
Kendrick Lamar
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Andrew Bird
ScHoolboy Q Bad Rabbits
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Blitzen Trapper
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Once the search for new music has begun, the hunt quickly morphs into more of a task to organize all of the content practically throwing itself at you from every angle. Then arises the problem of how to categorize said music. Think it’s almost impossible to tag a generic genre onto some of your favorite bands? So do we. That’s why we’ve made this music spectrum of sorts to help our loyal readers sift through all the new bands found during our stint at SXSW. Whether you live for the drop of a dirty bassline, pine for grungy riffs of rock, love a good set of rhymes or just want some feel-good pop, we’ve got your favorite tastes covered.
Santigold
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Chairlift
St. Lucia
Folk Uke
Bear In Heaven Ava Luna
Of Monsters and Men
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Cloud Nothings
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Lead singer Brittany Howard had no problem filling the stage at Stubb’s with her soulful, Elvis-Presley-meetsB.B.-King vocals and gritty guitar.
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Nick Waterhouse and his backup band are putting fresh faces on a classic rock ‘n’ roll sound. This ‘60s-inspired guitarist and singer will have listeners doing the twist in no time. graphic by dylan moriarty/the daily cardinal
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the victims brave enough to report the confrontation, but for the already rocky reputation blanketing the UW-Madison Greek Community. Typical. Flooding the Badger Herald comment section, once again, are remarks riddled with outpouring anger against coverage that is sure to ruin Delta Upsilon’s image across campus. Questions as to why The Badger Herald continuously abrades the Greek Community nestle between comments demanding the fraternity NOT be held accountable. But little attention is given to the two female victims who warrant the bulk of student support, let alone the overarching problem of racism at hand—leaving the impression that UW students just do not care. Unfortunately, every year individuals take over the Badger Herald comment section and use it as their own anonymous and ignorant soapbox and every year this Board has a
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Two yet-to-be-identified students at the Delta Upsilon fraternity house last Thursday night allegedly threw a bottle at two black women after yelling racist and classist remarks. problem with it. While we understand the concern for an unwanted link between UW-Madison sororities and fraternities with incessant drinking and disgusting racism, brothers and sisters in the Greek community need to realize by joining a fraternity or sorority they represent the entire Greek system. When committing erroneous racial and classist acts against fellow students, members of the Greek community and those who join in its activities are influencing the Greek reputation as a whole. If you are a part of a fraternity, you embody that
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eople are often surprised when I tell them I am in a fraternity. I joined Delta Upsilon my freshman year and lived in the house last year, but I am no frat star. In the past two years, I’ve been to maybe three DU events, however I am close to active and inactive members. Considering I am a non-white member of an allegedly racist fraternity, I can speak to last week’s racial incident with some clarity. There are three things that I am sure of: excessively punishing DU is a mistake, disciplining the individuals involved needs to be firm and fair and DU’s proximity to the end of Frances Street is a factor that has been ignored. I know DU doesn’t promote racism, their punishment should reflect this fact. Of the active members I know, most are smart and down to earth. Are there some assholes? Of course. Choose 150 people anywhere and you’re bound to get some bad eggs. Usually, controversial occurrences in fraternities—or any institution—are the misguided actions of individuals. Therefore, investigations need to separately address individuals and the institution to get the whole picture and give an appropriate response. Even though I don’t consider DU racist, there have been uncomfortable situations in the house that have
come from members’ cultural illiteracy. This ignorance comes from living in non-diverse social bubbles. To some actives, DU is link in a chain of exclusive and insular communities that started before they pledged DU, and will continue after. The transition from gated-suburbs and fancy prep-schools to Greek life is seamless. It is for this reason I can easily imagine last week’s incident happening at a country club. The continued ignorance of those who move from one posh social bubble to another reflects a misstep by the fraternity, but it is the university, not DU, which failed to enlighten these young men. How about this Wisconsin: By graduation, everyone should be able to discuss white privilege and gender constructs in a competent manner. It is a shame that students can side-step intellectual inquiry with softball classes to fulfill their ethnic-studies requirements, because knowledge and tolerance go hand in hand. The university’s discipline of the perpetrators needs to be firm and fair. If someone’s record shows a pattern of insensitivity, racism or classism and if past efforts to teach tolerance have failed, the university should sift and winnow these students right out of the student body. But since the harassers’ ignorance is partially a failure by the university, those involved with no record should be given another chance. Those calling for harsh individual punishments are missing some important context. Next to DU is
a small raised platform that is not visible from the street. It attracts an interesting crowd. Some people on the platform are just eclectic Madisonians enjoying the lake, but some use the platform to do heroin. When speakers and bikes go missing from DU, everyone blames the platform-goers. Whether this blame and the assumed drug use is correct or not is a police matter, but DU’s distrust of these neighbors also played a role in the incident. One might assume the connection between the harassed black students and the heroin-users is racial, but most of the people who spend their time on the platform are white. Also, DU is fenced in on all sides except to the street, so anyone on DU’s property is either lost and accidentally trespassing, or they are purposefully trespassing. This is true for the harassed students as well. These factors do not excuse any harassment, but they are part of the story. The relationship between the Greek community and the rest of campus needs to be addressed in the wake of this alleged incident. It often seems as if fraternities play by their own rules, but had this incident happened anywhere else, I wonder if it would have made the news. The university should not let news coverage influence their decision away from the calm prudence needed to appropriately handle the situation, and people on campus should not use this incident to label fraternities, even DU, as racist. David Ruiz is a senior majoring in English. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
fraternity’s image. Which is why this most recent episode of outrageous racism is nothing but typical. But what does not have to be typical is the Greek Community and UW student response. Rather than point fingers at the Greek System and grind our teeth over the dwindling reputation of Delta Upsilon, we should expand the diversity conversation and support the two girls who had the courage to recognize that any form of racism is not okay. That said, this Board gives our support and appreciation for
the girls who had the strength to stand up against racial hate and contribute to a larger conversation. We expect UW-Madison to look beyond the reputation of the Greek Community and instead to the overall issue of diversity on our campus. Let this not be a conversation over Delta Upsilon, but rather a dialogue that focuses on ways to combat racial issues. We are all students at the UW and we all deserve equal respect. Whether you are in a fraternity or not, we expect everyone to live and act by this sentiment everyday.
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LOBSTER FIESTA ACROSS 1 Atkins regimen 5 Overhang’s underside 11 Wood-cutting tool 14 Jessica of “Fantastic Four” 15 City in Ohio or Spain 16 Fertility clinic specimens 17 Residences that roll 19 Calf’s place 20 “___ Goes the Weasel” 21 Kind of tape 23 “America the Beautiful” color 26 Pile up debt 28 Honer’s goal 29 Tomato-based sauce 31 Grew rigid (with “up”) 33 Second sequel’s number 34 Using precise wording 36 Pathological egotists 41 Corrective measure 42 Persian Gulf commodity 44 Entitled groups 47 What drinking too much beer may cause 50 1492 trio member 51 ‘60s counterculture hallucinogen 52 Big dipper 53 Nazi secret police 56 Cranberry’s home
57 “Much ___ About Nothing” 58 It contains DNA and RNA 64 Beauty salon goop 65 Add more ammo to 66 “ ___ on Down the Road” 67 Palindromic poetry preposition 68 Follows as a consequence 69 Yuletide decoration holder DOWN 1 Beaver achievement 2 UN body dealing with workers’ rights 3 Go out from the shore 4 A Chinese capital 5 “That’s one small ___ for 3” 6 “Aah!” accompaniment 7 “Alice” character 8 ___ fatale (siren) 9 It may be bright or novel 10 ___ and turn 11 Some billiard balls 12 Exact punishment for 13 Emulated an excited dog’s tail 18 Ending for “for” or “love” 22 African country 23 Ethel Waters’ “___ Blue?”
24 Badly injure 5 Certain French cheese 2 26 Black-and-white munchies 27 Pregame routines 30 A two-dimensional world 31 Palindromic principle or doctrine 32 Samuel’s judge 35 Indian lute 37 Try to make clear 38 “Butterflies ___ Free” 39 Case of the sniffles 40 Cat’s perch 43 Common name for sodium hydroxide 44 Interlock, as gears 45 German classical songs 46 Cushiony part of a shoe 48 Common interest group 49 Young bird of prey 51 Acts like a couch potato 54 Farmland parcel 55 Ball-___ hammer 56 Blossoms-to-be 59 Mr. Gehrig 60 “Sorry, laddie!” 61 Where the smallest human bone is 62 “___ only as directed” 63 Get an eyeful
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Men’s Golf
Badgers behind after day one at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate By Josh Schur THE DAILY CARDINAL
The Wisconsin men’s golf team struggled on a windy first day at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate, finishing in 15th place at 13-over par after the first 18 holes of play. Kentucky and Auburn are at the top of the leaderboard at 3-under par, while the two-time defending champion LSU Tigers are one stroke behind. The Badgers understand the high level of competition that they are facing in the tournament, as well as the challenging nature of the course. “This will by far be the toughest field we face all year on a golf course that changes with the weather, as it sits on the intercostal waterway,” head Coach Michael Burcin said. This was the first tournament
for the men’s program after a fiveweek break, and the first of five events taking place over the next six weeks. The Badgers have some ground to cover, but the team isn’t completely discouraged after round one. “This was the first tournament we have had after a long time off, and it was good finally getting back into it. We just have to keep grinding on and working hard,” junior Chris Meyer said. “This is one of best college tournaments of the year, so we know there isn’t much room for error. While the Badgers may not have had the start they were looking for, freshman Thomas O’Bryan had a strong round with a oneover par 73, finishing tied for 25th after round one. O’Bryan’s teammates for the tournament included Zach Balit, Anthony Aicher, Chris Meyer and
John Gullberg. This was the first tournament as a Badger for John Gullberg after transferring from the University of Illinois in late January, and the sophomore finished with an 85 and is tied for 75th. Balit ended his round tied for 39th with a 74, while juniors Aicher and Meyer are currently tied for 64th place after shooting a five-over par 77. Virginia’s Ji Soo Park is currently in the lead with a threeunder par 69, with eight players tied for second place just one stroke behind. The Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate Golf Tournament features some of the best collegiate golf programs in the country, and will hold two more rounds over the next two days. UWBadgers.com contributed to this report.
Men’s Tennis
Wisconsin drops two over the weekend By Matthew Kleist THE DAILY CARDINAL
The Wisconsin men’s tennis team (0-3 Big Ten, 8-7 overall) suffered a pair of loses over the week to Michigan (2-1, 9-5) and Michigan State (1-3, 12-8). The 5-2 loss to the Wolverines Friday ended a seven-match home win streak for the Badgers. Doubles pair junior Alexander Kostanov and sophomore Petr Satral, along with pair sopho-
more Fredrik Ask and junior Billy Bertha, picked up Wisconsin’s two victories. “We played really well in the doubles, head coach Greg Van Emburgh said. “I thought we played with a lot of energy, probably the best energy we played with in doubles.” Back in action on Sunday, Wisconsin came up short once again, falling to the Spartans 6-1. It was again a doubles pair that
brought the Badgers their only point. This time, however, it was the pairing of junior Alex Robles and sophomore Rod Carey. Michigan State grabbed its first win at Wisconsin since 2004 and sent the Badgers to a 0-3 start in the Big Ten. The Badgers will go on the road, facing Illinois Friday and Northwestern Sunday. UWBadgers.com contributed to this report.
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Junior outfielder Kendall Grimm scored the only run in the series opener to give Wisconsin the 1-0 victory against Iowa.
opener from page 8 Tough defense was once again the deciding factor in the Badgers’ 5-4 win over the Hawkeyes Sunday. Wisconsin capitalized in the second inning on a bunt by freshman outfielder Maria Van Abel and a single by junior third baseman Shannel Blackshear to strike first once again, leaving the score at 2-0 after two innings. A sacrifice fly from junior infielder Whitney Massey and a single down the right field line in the fifth inning meant two RBI’s and drove in two more runs for the Badgers, putting them up 4-0 with two innings left to play. A three-run home run by Iowa senior infielder Katie Kelm in the bottom of the sixth
sternberg from page 8 on that infrequent sunny day cant compete with the glitz and glamor of Westwood, the hoops hysteria of Duke and UNC, or the tradition of Phog Allen Fieldhouse and Kansas. After suddenly becoming one of the preeminent programs in the college basketball world, the Badgers certainly are worthy of the high expectations that fans have begun to levy upon them. But while it would be nice to think that Wisconsin could simply get top talent and start playing a style of basketball conducive to regular Final Four trips, that simply isn’t reflective of the reality in which Bo Ryan and his staff have built a top-notch program that gets just about everything it can out of the circumstances. As someone who used to be a student at a “powerhouse” basketball school, I can tell you that the grass certainly isn’t greener. At Wisconsin we have a basketball team that works hard, plays hard and does things the right way. Oh, and they haven’t done too poorly on the court either. On the other hand, the bigname schools also have big
inning brought the Hawkeyes within one. An error by Iowa outfieder Johnnie Dowling allowed the Badgers to regain a two-run lead in the top of the seventh inning. With the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh, an infield single brought the Hawkeyes within one run once again, before Durrah forced a ground out to end the game. With the win Durrah improves to 9-5 on the season, allowing four runs on ten hits, while Wisconsin stranded six base runners to Iowa’s eight. The Badgers play their home opener at Goodman Diamond next Sat., March 31 in a doubleheader against Northwestern at noon. Game three will be played the next day, April 1 at two o’clock, with coverage on the Big Ten Network. name issues. Top talent comes with big time egos, egos that someone result in a bending of the rules and almost always result in a tenuous battle between national title contention and sudden mediocrity. Personally, having seen both sides of the proverbial coin, I would choose Wisconsin every time. I would much rather have a team that I can count on being in the NCAA Tournament year in and year out, not to mention doing so within the rules (as far as I can tell). Since Bo Ryan took over as head coach, no program has had as many years with an NCAA Tournament win (10) as Wisconsin. No one. Yes, it would be nice to finally get over the hump and make a run to the Final Four. And yes, it hurts to see the Badgers come oh-so close and fall short once again. But don’t lose perspective. What coach Ryan has built at UW is something truly special, something that all of us should be proud to be even the slightest part of. Now is certainly not the time to throw all of that away. How do you think Bo Ryan has done as the head coach? Tell Max at max.sternberg@yahoo.com.
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Softball
Badgers open Big Ten on a winning note By Brett Bachman THE DAILY CARDINAL
Timely hitting and a couple of good breaks put the University of Wisconsin softball team (2-1 Big Ten, 13-10 overall) on the winning side of a 2-1 split in this weekend’s Big Ten opening series against Iowa (1-2, 11-17). Twenty complete innings from sophomore pitcher Cassandra Darrah and tough defense contributed to three games that were all decided by one run. The Badgers’ opened Big Ten play with a 1-0 win over the Hawkeyes in the opening game of a doubleheader Saturday afternoon. Sophomore outfield-
er Mary Massei came through with the game’s only RBI in the third inning on a double that scored junior outfielder Kendall Grimm. Darrah and the Badgers’ defense were able to hold the Hawkeyes to only three hits and zero walks in the series opener, turning Wisconsin’s one run into a 1-0 win. Darrah would come back to pitch again in the nightcap, where Wisconsin managed to strike first again in the third inning with a run. However, Iowa was able to counter in the bottom of the inning. The game remained tied until a wild pitch allowed Grimm to score in the sixth inning putting the
Badgers back up 2-1. Wisconsin was able to tack on another run in the sixth before Iowa was able to rally in the bottom of the inning. An error and a misplay by the Badgers allowed the Hawkeyes to tie the score up at three-a-piece. Iowa loaded the bases one last time in the inning and score the eventual winning run when Hawkeye senior catcher Liz Watkins was hit by a pitch. The 4-3 loss went to Darrah, who allowed four runs off seven hits. Iowa pitcher Kayla Massey picked up the win, holding Wisconsin to three runs off five hits.
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Sophomore pitcher Cassandra Darrah pitched three complete games against Iowa with a series record of 2-1.
Don’t diss Bo Ryan, Wisconsin basketball at the right place MAX STERNBERG stern words
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s soon as Josh Gasser’s desperation heave missed the mark Thursday night, ending Wisconsin’s season, I knew the Bo Ryan critics would be back out in full force. Yes, despite the fact that the Badgers have just
made the Sweet 16 two years in a row for the first time in program history, there is a vocal minority out there calling for the UW head coach to be replaced. The head coach who became the winningest coach in Wisconsin history with the Badgers’ Big Ten tournament win over Indiana. The head coach who has never finished outside the top four in the Big Ten in eleven years at the helm in Madison.
It would be one thing if these numbers had taken a hit, but these critics aren’t coming out after a disappointing season. Though many Badger fans are unable to get beyond the four home losses and the “early” NCAA Tournament exit, the 2011-’12 season was one of the more remarkable campaigns in the 100-plus years that basketball has been played at UW. In fact, I would argue that Bo Ryan had his best season as a
coach, taking a team that lost two of its top three scorers and still managing to win 26 games, the third most the program has ever recorded in a single season.
At Wisconsin we have a basketballl team that works hard, plays hard and does thing the right way.
The reason that the critics are out there is clear: Bo Ryan has never reached a Final Four. While a national title is the ultimate goal for every team every season, very few coaches are able to turn the dream into a reality. Hall of Fame coaches like
Gene Keady (Purdue) and John Chaney (Temple) never reached the promise land. In 37 years at Syracuse, Jim Boeheim has only been to the Final Four three times, winning just one national title. And having a roster filled with future NBA stars certainly helps that cause. Even John Wooden, considered the greatest coach in college basketball history, spent two years at Indiana State and another 13 at UCLA before making his first run to the Final Four. Even fewer are able to do so at a school like Wisconsin. Madison is a great place to go to school: we all know that. But when it comes to recruiting the big names in high school basketball, the tranquility of the Terrace
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Head coach Bo Ryan has taken the Badgers to back-to-back Sweet 16 appearances and 11 NCAA Tournaments.